"The flourishing guilds indicate the economic boom in Europe at that time," Zhao says.

Bai Jie, head of the Capital Museum, points out that Poland and China share a common history of winning liberation after long struggles, which will create an emotional resonance among visitors.

The Capital Museum and the National Museum of Wroclaw became sister museums in 2016, providing a launchpad for a series of cooperative projects.

From December 2017 to March 2018, Chinese People's Life in the Late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), an exhibition on loan from the Capital Museum, was showcased in the Polish museum. It introduced visitors to the lives of China's literati, social prosperity and people's religious beliefs from the 16th to the 17th centuries. More than 30,000 people visited that exhibition.

Bai says the promotion of mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations is a key theme in designing exhibitions in his institution.

"The exhibitions enable the Chinese public to learn about other peoples' great spirits, growth and contributions to all mankind," he says.